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A large medical school in Bac Kan Province is facing closure after failing to attract students. Bac Kan medical vocational school faces shutdown Bac Kan Medical Vocational School was built in 2008 at the cost of VND344bn (USD14.6m) and started recruiting students in 2010. It covers 12 hectares was built for 1,000 students. However, it has never been able to recruit more than 250 students and failed to become a high-quality training centre for Bac Kan Province and the Northeastern region in general. During the 2011-2012 academic year, the college had 250 students. There were only 60 students in the 2014-2015 period, 49 students in the 2015-2016 period and nine students in the 2017-2018 period. Hoang Xuan Son, head of Bac Kan Vocational School said in 2015, the Ministry of Health issued a circular which stated that they would not hire staff that only graduate from vocational schools. Students were afraid that they would not be able to find a job, so have rejected courses at the … [Read more...] about Medical school faces shut down due to lack of students

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Despite worries that education will be commercilised as schools are sold and bought like commercial products, schools invested by private enterprises are operating well. Since 2013, 15 private universities, mostly in the south, have been bought by economic corporations. The latest are the Gia Định and Hoa Sen universities which have been taken over by the Nguyễn Hoàng Group. Earlier in 2015 and 2016, the group became the only shareholder of Hồng Bàng International University and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu University. Nguyễn Hoàng Group is now the shareholder of the most private universities in Việt Nam. Institution of American Education this year bought Phú Xuân University in central Huế City. A principal of a HCM City-based university told Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper the majority of HCM City’s private universities are now managed by … [Read more...] about Changing ownership of private universities not affect quality

Conglomerate Vingroup officially started construction of its VinUni University (VinUni) in Gia Lâm District, Hanoi on Wednesday. Delegates start the construction of VinUni University in Gia Lâm District, Hanoi. Located inside the VinCity Ocean Park urban area, VinUni will be built in an area of 23 hectares. It will include the main building, student dormitories, a sports complex and technical and support areas. The university is designed by well-known architects from multinational groups like AECOM and HBA, and assessed by Vingroup’s strategic partners including Cornell University and University of Pennsylvania. VinUni’s main building is a 10-storey construction with a tower reaching 108m in height. All of the lecture halls and study rooms are designed flexibly and equipped with the latest technologies to meet advanced teaching and training techniques such as team-based learning, project-based learning and action-based learning. VinUni is … [Read more...] about Vingroup starts construction of VinUni University in Hanoi

Delegates start the construction of VinUni University in Gia Lâm District, Hà Nội.— VNS Photo Thanh HảiViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Conglomerate Vingroup officially started construction of its VinUni University (VinUni) in Gia Lâm District, Hà Nội today. Located inside the VinCity Ocean Park urban area, VinUni will be built in an area of 23 hectares. It will include the main building, student dormitories, a sports complex and technical and support areas. The university is designed by well-known architects from multinational groups like AECOM and HBA, and assessed by Vingroup’s strategic partners including Cornell University and University of Pennsylvania. VinUni’s main building is a 10-storey construction with a tower reaching 108m in height. All of the lecture halls and study rooms are designed flexibly and equipped with the latest technologies to meet advanced teaching and training … [Read more...] about Vingroup starts construction of VinUni University in Hà Nội

An extraordinary general body meeting of the Hoa Sen University was called Tuesday to discuss the implications of Nguyen Hoang Corporation acquiring a large stake in it. Given the scale of the transaction and the fact that Hoa Sen has become a prestigious, well known university in the country, the acquisition has stirred much debate and dispute in the education sector. According to experts, Hoa Sen carries a value of around VND2 trillion ($85.6 million) with modern facilities, many students, good reputation and decent growth momentum. Although it has experienced temporary internal disputes and devaluations, the university is still one of educational institutions in Vietnam with the highest revenues from student fees. Hoa Sen is one of several private universities in Vietnam that have experienced ownership transfer in recent years. Many corporations with strong financial reserves are investing millions of U.S. dollars to acquire universities and colleges in the country. The sale and … [Read more...] about Acquisition of private universities stakes sparks debate